Lookng for feedback about ELEMIS internal detox???

[Angie_cancun]

I bought a 3 months program and I am half way but I haven't loose not even 1 pound!! don't spend your money in this products, too expensive for nothing!! I am so so disappointed!

[millby2000]

Jeff-

Just got back from an Alaskan cruise on RC - Rhapsody of the Sea. I bought a 3 month program. I am in day 4 of the program so I will have to let you know my results in about 2 months and 26 days!

[Crosspatch]

Just returned from a cruise on the Grand Princess, which was excellent in every way. I too went to the seminar and consultation on the Elemis detox, though it was billed as a seminar on 'Increase your metabolism'. The emphasis was more on 'toxic water' around the lymph glands causing excess weight. It all seemed to make sense at the time but when I tried to report back to my family, it didn't make sense at all, so probably just a good sales pitch.

Anyway, here's the really ridiculous bit: for my detox I was recommended 6-9 months of a twice weekly bath in some kind of seaweed bath salts and as a result I would lose the my 5.9ltrs of toxic water accumulating around ny stomach! At a cost of £880 for 9 months. I expressed doubt that sitting in a bath would have any effect on my weight, and the reply was, 'It won't work unless you believe it will.' Very telling.

I believe the reason I was not recommended the internal tablets, whatever they are, is because I am on permanent medication (thyroxine for a thyroid disorder). I don't know whether the same restriction would apply to those on other drugs. I suspect it's a blanket safety precaution. But if the bath was going to have any effect, surely the same caveat would apply?

Needless to say, I didn't buy but decided to do some research on return home. Has anybody tried this bath treatment?

I have read all the posts on this thread and note that some people have had a positive effect but is this not due to the change in diet and exercise rather than the detox?

[Kudos2Fly]

Well anything you buy on a cruise is going to be EXPENSIVE period! I am one that does follow alternative health. We try to eat organic foods as much as possible and do we do Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. I will not go to a mainstream standard doctor at all. That being said, I have done cleanses before. Not all cleanses help you lose weight and not all of them are that expensive either.

One time on a cruise I had a facial and was sold around $150 worth of stuff for an acne problem I had. Well months later, hubby and I started to change to eating organic, changing our hair and skin products to organic, & and increasing our supplement intake way above the RDA stated by the FDA. Well by doing those things got red of my acne problem. Although by doing those things probably cost way more then $150, but it was natural solution.

[jacobsgramum]

Most of what the presentation hits on makes sense, but if you eat healthy and exercise you will get the same results as what the detox system claims. I did the 6 month system while also changing eating and exercise habits and my husband did diet and exercise without the system. The results were fairly similar, but I did have an increase in BMs.

[bling45983]

I got sucked into the Elemis six month detox program, I have done now three month of the program and have not lost one single ounce, this is a real scam, the program is not even FDA approved. I am sending my remaining bottles back for a refund. Very disappointing.

[AmoMondo]

Originally Posted by bling45983

I got sucked into the Elemis six month detox program, I have done now three month of the program and have not lost one single ounce, this is a real scam, the program is not even FDA approved. I am sending my remaining bottles back for a refund. Very disappointing.

I did the 3 month programme of tablets and didn't lose anything and felt a bit "off" to start with. The gym instructor who "sold" me on the idea after I'd attended the seminar on Iincrease your Metabolism, was adamant that I needed to have 9 months supply, because my results were so bad. I resisted and told him I could buy the other 6 months supply in the UK, if they worked for me but I was not spending all that on spec.

I was also supposed to follow the 80/20 alkaline/acid diet and go to the gym 4-5 times per week for 90 minutes. Now I dare say if I'd followed that advice, I would have lost the 20 pounds that I'm still trying to and it would have had nothing to do with those tablets!

Wish I'd seen this thread before I'd sailed, could have saved myself a lot of money!

[si_jangkung]

Originally Posted by bling45983

I got sucked into the Elemis six month detox program, I have done now three month of the program and have not lost one single ounce, this is a real scam, the program is not even FDA approved. I am sending my remaining bottles back for a refund. Very disappointing.

How do you return the product? I'm on day 1 and after reading all these I'm afraid to continue...

[Shawnski]

I saw this thread when I did a search on Elemis - interesting.

If you "buy" into the Elemis Detox program, you have to keep in mind that this is part of the process to better your health. You have to eat better, and excersise, that is part of the equation - and the core of the seminar you attended.

I am in excellent health at age 46, I excercise 3-4 times per week and eat sensibly. I attended a seminar on the NCL Star a week a ago, and it was a revelation to me and my next step to even better health.

Since I have a great excerise routine, I am already 20% there; this week I start eating 5 smaller meals that are not processed. I also start the Detox. The Detox, will help change your chemistry, and the better food/excersise will maintain. A PH level high in Alkaline is your friend

Folks, cut the crap from your diet, excersise - and a (high quality) detox program can be a spring board to a new you - if you do it right...the results are up to you.

Cheers!

[believer33323]

Originally Posted by cb at sea

Your body is "self-cleaning' on the inside. Don't take all that junk--they only thing you're losing is your money!
Jeez.

DITTO, Eat plenty of fiber, and veggies and cut back on fats. Fats actually constipate you. I had a ruptured colon on '07 with a temporary colostomy. I have done much research on the subject.

[nigole1979]

Hi everyone,
I recently went to england to do a training course for the steiner transocean training academy; now many of you know that they market the elemis supplement range. I have some shocking truths to tell you all. The supplements, including the whole detox program do not work. I left the course early due to a lack of independent scientific research. Remember, supplements are under the same category and food and not medicines. In fact supplement companies don't even have to prove that their products actually work. Acutally to pull them off the shelves, it has to be proven that these products are actually dangerous. Thank the supplement lobbyists for that one. Ask me any question you want about these products and what the trainers are TOLD to say! In my ten years as a personal trainer, Steiner are the most unprofessional and unethical company I've had anything to do with. This company is truely heartless! This company are brainwashing personal trainers in believing false truths and bad science!

[bathtime123456]

I maybe a sucker for buying this but no one has really said does it work i mean most of post talk about detox and i agree i have tried lemon detox and some of the others but to my understanding it is driffent the guy saleing it to me said no fast fix and also gave me a diet list to do on top to my understanding of it it helps breaks down acid and fat for liver to work better and help balance ph that why 6 mth was recomended i am obessed so did say 12mth but sold me three to start and said order on line when wanted more it was not a wieght lost program it just help liver which removes fat backed up and lower acid levels which is where water come in apparently that protected the skin and organs from acid and the body would make extra water to do this which lower acid and fat would reduce water levels reducing weight but dieting was still reccomend and the other thing it did was help hold vitamins in the tablets where full of algae which breaks down fat and help make toilet stop more regular but the hole program he did say it not a diet or fast fix just a good way to start

[NGT]

I am half way though the last month of a Elemis 3 month detox program I got off a cruise ship last November. I had been trying to loose weight and the belly for years by exercising and some diet changes and was willing to try anything. First off, I thought I would be spending a lot on time on the toilet but it's nothing like that at all. I am now down 13 Lbs and my belly is back to around 10 years ago without changing my diet and also with little exercise over the winter. I am glad I spent the money and would look at Amazon if I decide to follow up with another program. It's working for me. My wife gave me a hard time for buying the product but now she doesn't say a word about it.

[bbmomo07]

Cruises workshop - detox with Elemis - snake oil totally -

After 3 months of taking Elemis - my husband ended up in the hospital with an endoscopy & colonscopy and over $9,000 hospital bill. It really was a marketing scam - promising something that will work but since none of them were doctors - they should not promote how Elemis could work for the general public.

Why did cruise line allow this? From what I'm reading they are all over not just one particular liner.

consumer beware!!

[Shawnski]

Sorry to hear about your husband.

I am into my 2nd month and lost the 3 of the 6lbs that I needed to and more importantly am eating better and my abs fat has deminished and more muscle defined. I have not changed my 3-day per week workout routine.

I don't know what the Elemis products are doing, but the de-tox lifestyle having and a diet high in is something I can vouch for.

[medisec]

I went to detox session on RCCL cruise. I know they push product for sales, but why we should try a detox made sense and worth trying. I was already doing the nutrition and fitness part and have been stuck at weight level. The fitness director also explained how the detox generally and medically works and the information was very interesting. And he said we only need to do it for 6 months then not again for a while. The Elemis is supposed to also be a more gentle cleanse than other products, which I liked too. My husband and I are going to first try I think it's a 3 month supply along with the circuit boot camp program I did during the cruise. The fitness director is also going to keep up with our progress online and we can reorder the next 3 months after we see how the first is working. Glad to see BikiniSusan's post, we also have a friend doing another detox and he says it works but you have to do the fitness and diet with it.

Originally Posted by BikiniSusan

The pills are in 3-1 month stages, done twice (thus 6 months). I have tried to eat organic (I can't find everyting in Cheyenne, WY in organic form) and have changed all of my beauty products to organic.

Let me tell you how great I look and feel!! For all of you who say it's a scam, have you actually tried it?? I am in month 4 and my hair and skin have NEVER looked better! I have tons of energy and haven't been sick all winter. Not even a sniffle. I'm 43 and my coworkers continually ask me what I'm doing to look so great and feel fantastic.

I love the Elemis products because it's a "gentle" clense. I didn't want to be tied down to the toilet or cramping and tooting all day, and I'm not.

Don't bash this line of detox products unless you've tried them.
-BikiniSusan

[AmoMondo]

Well good luck with it. I bought a 3 month supply in Jan 2011 although thentrainer said I needed 9 months. I wasn't prepared to pay that much for something I didn't know wouldmwork.

Took the entire 3 months supply and all it did was make me queasy. Didn't lose a single pound. So glad I didn't buy anymore.

[roxannelive]

Originally Posted by nigole1979

Hi everyone,
I recently went to england to do a training course for the steiner transocean training academy; now many of you know that they market the elemis supplement range. I have some shocking truths to tell you all. The supplements, including the whole detox program do not work. I left the course early due to a lack of independent scientific research. Remember, supplements are under the same category and food and not medicines. In fact supplement companies don't even have to prove that their products actually work. Acutally to pull them off the shelves, it has to be proven that these products are actually dangerous. Thank the supplement lobbyists for that one. Ask me any question you want about these products and what the trainers are TOLD to say! In my ten years as a personal trainer, Steiner are the most unprofessional and unethical company I've had anything to do with. This company is truely heartless! This company are brainwashing personal trainers in believing false truths and bad science!

Can you tell me if they mentioned any side effects. Started the Elemis program two weeks ago. Lost a lot of water weight in week one. Half way through week two I have an insatiable thurst that I can't quench. My mouth feels really weird. I have abdominal discomfort and I'm not really urinating as much as I should be for drinking so much. I also started to go back up in weight which I assume is due to water retention again. Please let me know.

[duffstuff24]

Came back from CARNIVAL BREEZE Cruise yesterday during which i took the lecture about a Detox program. (Would have researched it quicker, but the cost of Internet connection was extortionate).

Ive gotta say that Sarah the Australian Fitness Instructor was very convincing with her patter, but i am the sort of person that wants to research everything before I take the plunge.

The thing that stands out for me is that she quoted a cost of $100 dollars per month for a coarse of detox of which I needed a considerable time at, and having got home and checked it out on the net, I find that Elemis products actually work out at about $45 per month.

Not tried it as yet although the science behind it does make sense, but what has outraged me is the fact that these so-called personal fitness instructors are allowed to RIP OFF the customers on allready extortionate cruise liners.

[Gathina]

They are sales people trying to make a commission or earn the cruise line more money. They aren't ripping you off. You choose to get ripped off if you buy the product. Common sense says if somethign is too good to be true it isn't. If it were such a "miracle" product then we wouldn't have so many overweight people in the world. It all goes back to the things nobody wants to do..change their eating habits and lifestyle.

Originally Posted by duffstuff24

Came back from CARNIVAL BREEZE Cruise yesterday during which i took the lecture about a Detox program. (Would have researched it quicker, but the cost of Internet connection was extortionate).

Ive gotta say that Sarah the Australian Fitness Instructor was very convincing with her patter, but i am the sort of person that wants to research everything before I take the plunge.

The thing that stands out for me is that she quoted a cost of $100 dollars per month for a coarse of detox of which I needed a considerable time at, and having got home and checked it out on the net, I find that Elemis products actually work out at about $45 per month.

Not tried it as yet although the science behind it does make sense, but what has outraged me is the fact that these so-called personal fitness instructors are allowed to RIP OFF the customers on allready extortionate cruise liners.